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Season 1, Episode 1
Kate Henderson, the head of the Russia desk at MI6, is in Malta to meet asset Lena, asking her to smuggle a listening device into the villa of Igor Borodin, head of the Russian secret service, for whom she works as a nanny. With the device in place, Kate overhears an explosive conversation - a British politician has cancer and is about to resign, but who is it? Thriller adapted from Tom Bradby's novel, starring Gemma Arterton
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Gemma Arterton
(Actor)
.. Kate Henderson
Rafe Spall
(Actor)
.. Stuart Henderson
Khalid Abdalla
(Actor)
.. Zak Hussein
Alex Kingston
(Actor)
.. Rose Trewen
Roger Allam
(Actor)
.. Sir Alan Brabazon
Mark Stanley
(Actor)
.. Ryan Walker
Amaka Okafor
(Actor)
.. Imogen Conrad
Avi Nash
(Actor)
.. Ravindra Sangvhi
Aoife Hinds
(Actor)
.. Julie Price
Rochenda Sandall
(Actor)
.. Melissa Morris
Alma Prelec
(Actor)
.. Lena Savic
Galaxie Clear
(Actor)
.. Fiona Henderson
Harley Barton
(Actor)
.. Gus Henderson
Steven Elder
(Actor)
.. Anthony Fletcher
Samuel Anderson
(Actor)
.. Harry Conrad
Maxim Grigorovich
(Actor)
.. Sandro Borodin
Miglen Mirtchev
(Actor)
.. Igor Borodin
Michael Tcherepashenets
(Actor)
.. Mikhail Borodin
Lana Vlady
(Actor)
.. Irina Borodin
Sarah Glavin
(Actor)
.. Jane Fletcher
Anna Ruben
(Actor)
.. Meg Simpson
Edward Aczel
(Actor)
.. Ted Howell
Oleg Levin
(Actor)
.. Kyril Markov
Tom Bradby
(Actor)
.. Himself
Niko Bredbacka
(Actor)
.. Matti
Jemma Kennedy
(Writer)
Gail Egan
(Producer)
James Marsh
(Director)
Andrea Calderwood
(Executive producer)
Chloe Sizer
(Executive producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Gemma Arterton
(Actor)
.. Kate Henderson
Born:
January 12, 1986
in
Gravesend, Kent
Best Known For:
Being the head girl of St Trinian's
Early-life:
Born in 1986, in Gravesend, Kent. Her mother is a cleaner, her dad is a welder and she has a younger sister named Hannah. She attended Gravesend Grammar School for Girls, and then took a performing arts course, before winning a place at the Royal Acadamy of Dramatic Art. Gemma admits that while her parents were supportive, they did worry she wouldn't be able to make a living as an actress, and says she wouldn't have been able to complete her studies if she hadn't received a grant. She also took a job on a make-up counter to support herself.
Career:
Gemma was still at drama school when she won her first professional role in Stephen Poliakoff's drama Capturing Mary. By the time she graduated in summer 2007, she had also won the part of Rosaline in a production of Love's Labours Lost at the Globe Theatre in London, and had been cast as head girl Kelly in St Trinian's. Her star has continued to rise as she appeared in RocknRolla, BBC drama Tess of the D'Urbervilles and ITV's Lost in Austen. More recently, she has starred in Quantum of Solace, Clash of the Titans, Tamara Drewe, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters and Runner Runner.
Quote:
On her overnight success: 'I feel that someone is going to come up to me and say: 'Excuse me, who do you think you are, and why do you think you deserve this?''
Trivia:
In 2014, she starred in the stage musical Made in Dagenham.
Rafe Spall
(Actor)
.. Stuart Henderson
Born:
March 10, 1983
in
London
Best Known For:
Pete Versus Life.
Early-life:
Rafe Joseph Spall was born March 10, 1983 in Dulwich, south-east London. His father is actor Timothy Spall. Rafe was named after the title character of The Knight of the Burning Pestle, which his dad played in a Royal Shakespeare Company production. He developed a passion for acting at an early age, but was too embarrassed to tell his folks. Timothy and wife Shane saw him in a school production of Bugsy Malone and suggested he audition for the National Youth Theatre. Rafe was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College and landed an agent after he was spotted in a stage production of Nicholas Nickleby.
Career:
Spall made his film debut in the 2001offering Beginner's Luck. He went on to star in the projects Out of Control, The Lion in Winter, Shaun of the Dead, The Calcium Kid and Kidulthood. In recent years, he's rarely been out of the public eye, featuring in Cracker, the Russell Crowe comedy A Good Year, Wide Sargasso Sea, Hot Fuzz, a TV version of A Room with a View (in which he starred with his dad) and ITV1 drama He Kills Coppers. He's also appeared in Frankie Howard: Rather You Than Me, Desperate Romantics, and Channel 4 sitcom Pete Versus Life.
Quote:
'It's always nerve-wracking for a young actor to be around an established actor. Even if it is his father.'
Trivia:
Spall married former Hollyoaks actress Elize du Toit in August 2010.
Khalid Abdalla
(Actor)
.. Zak Hussein
Alex Kingston
(Actor)
.. Rose Trewen
Born:
March 11, 1963
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Dr Elizabeth Corday in ER.
Early-life:
Alexandra Elizabeth Kingston was born in London on March 11, 1963. She became interested in acting after being taken by her German mother to see her uncle on stage. Her first performance came in a school nativity play, in which she played the Angel Gabriel. As a teenager, she performed in the Surrey County Youth Theatre and landed a role as a bully in CBBC drama Grange Hill. She later studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Career:
Kingston's professional career began in repertory theatres across the UK. She then spent time with the Royal Shakespeare Company before making the first of several brief appearances in The Bill. Roles in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989), Crocodile Shoes, The Knock, and Carrington (1995) followed. The lead role in TV's Moll Flanders finally made her a star in 1996. Soon afterwards, she moved to the US to join the cast of medical drama ER and quickly became a household name. She remained with the show for seven seasons, departing in 2004. Other high-profile projects have included Croupier (1998), Essex Boys (2000) and Warrior Queen (2003). She's also appeared in Doctor Who, FlashForward, Lost in Austen, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Hope Springs, Marchlands and Private Practice. She returned to ER, making two brief appearances in its final series in 2009. More recently, she has starred in Arrow, and Chasing Shadows.
Quote:
'I always considered myself more of a character actress and I'm glad I have because I don't think I get too paranoid about my looks.'
Trivia:
She won two Screen Actors Guild Awards for her role in ER.
Roger Allam
(Actor)
.. Sir Alan Brabazon
Mark Stanley
(Actor)
.. Ryan Walker
Born:
April 29, 1988
Best Known For:
Playing Grenn in Game of Thrones.
Early-life:
Born on April 29, 1988. Mark started acting while he was at Prince Henry's Grammar School. He then went on to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, which he graduated from in 2010.
Career:
Stanley's first TV appearance was in Game of Thrones, playing the character Grenn from 2011 to 2014. Since then, he has appeared in such series as Dickensian, The Collection and Broken. His film credits include National Theatre Live: Coriolanus (2014), Kajaki (2014), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Our Kind of Traitor (2016).
Trivia:
He was part of the ensemble cast of Game of Thrones that was nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2012 and 2015.
Amaka Okafor
(Actor)
.. Imogen Conrad
Avi Nash
(Actor)
.. Ravindra Sangvhi
Aoife Hinds
(Actor)
.. Julie Price
Rochenda Sandall
(Actor)
.. Melissa Morris
Alma Prelec
(Actor)
.. Lena Savic
Galaxie Clear
(Actor)
.. Fiona Henderson
Harley Barton
(Actor)
.. Gus Henderson
Steven Elder
(Actor)
.. Anthony Fletcher
Samuel Anderson
(Actor)
.. Harry Conrad
Best Known For:
Playing Danny Pink in Doctor Who.
Early-life:
Born in 1982 in Handsworth, Birmingham. Samuel decided early on in life that he wanted to be an actor. He attended the Catholic secondary school Stuart Bathurst. Samuel stopped studying A levels after a year and went to Birmingham Theatre School before going on to attend the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in London. Samuel originated the role of Crowther in the National Theatre's 2004 production of Alan Bennett's The History Boys. He went on to perform the role in the Broadway, Hong Kong, Sydney and Wellington productions, as well as radio and film versions.
Career:
Anderson appeared in Sky One's Hex in 2004 and Channel 4's Totally Frank in 2006 and 2007. He played Fingers in the comedy series Gavin & Stacey. From 2007 until 2009, Anderson played Ross Kirk in Emmerdale. He appeared in the TV comedy film Stuck (2007) and had a number of guest appearances in such shows as Doctors, Casualty, Bedlam, Midsomer Murders and Death in Paradise. Anderson played Danny Pink in 11 episodes of Doctor Who in 2014. Since then, he has played DC Vince Grady in DCI Banks, Daniel in Trollied, Patrick in Witless and Leon in Loaded.
Quote:
'When I'm having a bad time and can't get any work, I say to my friend, ‘This is not my life! I'm not supposed to be at this bar, I'm supposed to be acting. Quantum Leap me back into my life, Sam!''
Trivia:
He was voted best male guest star by readers of Doctor Who magazine.
Maxim Grigorovich
(Actor)
.. Sandro Borodin
Miglen Mirtchev
(Actor)
.. Igor Borodin
Michael Tcherepashenets
(Actor)
.. Mikhail Borodin
Lana Vlady
(Actor)
.. Irina Borodin
Sarah Glavin
(Actor)
.. Jane Fletcher
Anna Ruben
(Actor)
.. Meg Simpson
Edward Aczel
(Actor)
.. Ted Howell
Oleg Levin
(Actor)
.. Kyril Markov
Tom Bradby
(Actor)
.. Himself
Niko Bredbacka
(Actor)
.. Matti
Jemma Kennedy
(Writer)
Gail Egan
(Producer)
James Marsh
(Director)
Andrea Calderwood
(Executive producer)
Chloe Sizer
(Executive producer)
